Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.30/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$118.30

85 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3

$69.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	471	140.07	660	34
Medium 2	437	132.15	577	19thin
Medium 3	533	109.15	582	13thin
Small and Medium 3	543	80.00	434	3thin
Small 3	405	70.19	284	16thin

One grade step is worth $69.88/cwt here — about $376 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale85 hd

118.30

—

NC average8 barns · 1,337 hd

120.24

−1.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,620	96.81	1,569	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	68.98	1,087	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	703	63.69	448	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	61.74	705	17

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	61.13/cwt	60.00–62.00	486	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	70.72/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,149	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	67.45/cwt	65.00–69.50	1,034	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	63.87/cwt	60.00–69.00	724	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	868	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	732	54.90/cwt	53.00–59.00	402	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	666	71.86/cwt	70.00–76.00	479	7
Bulls	—	—	1,529	91.22/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,395	4
Bulls	—	—	1,742	104.26/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,816	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	55.40/cwt	50.00–58.50	630	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	695	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	264	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	152.81/cwt	150.00–161.00	700	8
Bulls	Medium 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	437	132.15/cwt	132.00–135.00	577	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	740	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	572	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	641	9
Heifers	Small 3	—	357	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	250	12
Heifers	Small 3	—	550	75.00/cwt	70.00–80.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	780	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	760	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	929	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	695	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	395	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	444	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	245	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	284	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	285	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	416	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	245	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	196	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	428	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	419	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	144.26/cwt	143.00–148.00	635	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	155.64/cwt	152.00–160.00	556	9
Steers	Small 3	—	358	77.49/cwt	77.00–78.00	277	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	5
Bulls	Small 3Full	—	810	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	446	1

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Wed Nov 9, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 97Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 58Year ago 47

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	60.00–62.00	61.13
3	—	732	53.00–59.00	54.90
7	—	666	70.00–76.00	71.86
1	—	695	38.00	38.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,625	70.00–73.50	70.72
8	—	1,533	65.00–69.50	67.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,134	60.00–69.00	63.87
1	—	1,240	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,138	50.00–58.50	55.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	86.00–94.50	91.22
3	—	1,742	99.00–114.00	104.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
1	—	780	94.00	94.00
5	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	124.00	124.00
1	—	510	126.00	126.00
1	—	595	144.00	144.00
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	150.00–161.00	152.81
5	—	554	160.00	160.00
5	—	665	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	437	132.00–135.00	132.15
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	60.00	60.00
2	—	444	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	112.00	112.00
1	—	370	105.00	105.00
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
1	—	245	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	357	70.00	70.00
2	—	550	70.00–80.00	75.00
1	—	695	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	57.00	57.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	545	130.00	130.00
24	—	440	143.00–148.00	144.26
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	70.00	70.00
1	—	345	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	163.00	163.00
6	—	476	170.00	170.00
2	—	615	146.00	146.00
10	—	536	170.00	170.00
9	—	357	152.00–160.00	155.64
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	146.00	146.00
1	—	365	148.00	148.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	77.00–78.00	77.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	98.00	98.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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